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"We had a wonderful stay at Pillhead Cider House."
The cottage has everything you need for a comfortable and relaxing holiday and the owner and family are so friendly and helpful. We could have stayed forever!
Reviewed by Helen5.0★Oct 2024
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"We have been regular visitors at The Cider House for quite a few years and always find it like a home from home and it suits us perfectly."
Reviewed by Howard5.0★Sep 2024
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"Second time staying here, and lovely holiday."
Even managed some swimming. Shame about the weather, but still a wonderful holiday home from home.
Very friendly welcome, with selection of tea and coffee left for us.
Anyone wanting a Devon holiday, this is the one !
Reviewed by Colin5.0★Aug 2024
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"We have stayed in the Cider house on many occasions and have always loved it."
Its a spacious cottage for two (or two plus a little one as we are now).Our son loved going to see the ducks, sheep and geese. The new sofa was good too.
Sadly it will be our last time for a while as we now need a cottage with a bed for the boy, but one day we hope to come back!
Reviewed by Tim5.0★Aug 2024
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"A beautiful property in a great location."
Kim and family couldn't have been more helpful. The very large bed is extremely comfortable and the kitchen is well equipped. We had several BBQs in the communal garden next to the pool and really enjoyed being within the working farm environment. Thank you Kim for a great stay.
Reviewed by Jacqui5.0★Jun 2024
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"Everything was better than expected and we really enjoyed our stay."
Plenty of space in living area, bedroom and bathroom and plenty of storage.
The only drawback was the instructions for the hob and oven. It was very confusing. I believe for the unit to work the clock needs to be set to the correct time first before you can operate it properly. It wasn't. The hob was most difficult to use. This is true of many holiday properties. But we really enjoyed our stay on the farm !
Reviewed by Martin4.7★May 2024
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"We have been taking holidays here twice a year for a few years and it's like a home from home for us."
Reviewed by Howard5.0★Apr 2024
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"As soon as we had walked into the Cider house, we felt a pleasant calmness, and indeed it was extremely comfortable, with a rustic charm."
The kitchen was really well equipped, the bedroom was brilliant, with lots of storage space & lovely old beams, with a gigantic sized bed. The toilet, bath & shower were clean, with plenty shelves for all your nick-nacks. The only drawback from our stay, was the Wi-fi being quite slow & playback on Freeview very difficult to watch.
Reviewed by Lester5.0★Oct 2023
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"The cottage was beautifully appointed, well equipped, and conveniently located for a supermarket, and to the town centre."
Also very spacious, with a great history. If there was one small thing I could add, is that the wifi was very weak, so we couldn’t use Netflix or any catch up tv. I’m not sure if wifi was listed with all the many amenities, but it did a have a smart tv. However luckily we used our i pad and own data to watch some of the programmes we wanted, and watched a couple of dvd’s provided. We enjoyed our stay, and would recommend this cottage. Though we didn’t see Kim, I would like to say thank you.
Carol
Reviewed by Carol5.0★Sep 2023
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"The pillhead cider House is excellent in all aspects."
Reviewed by Maria5.0★Sep 2023
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"Stairs leading to bedroom coul do with another hand rail no hand rails on bath ..."
Stairs leading to bedroom coul do with another hand rail no hand rails on bath as such we could not use also shower very high for disabled people also no first aid kit otherwise very good
Thank you for your feedback. I am so sorry you could not find the first aid kit and didn't speak to us about this as we would have been happy to help. Unfortunately we cannot and do not advertise the cottage as suitable for disabled guests as it is a converted cider barn and heavy horse stable on two levels and the stairway between the two is too narrow for two handrails. I hope this and the shower tray height which is installed to ensure adeqate drainage flow did not spoil your holiday. Sykes have numerous cottages specifically advertised for disabled guests and I am sure they could find something more suitable for you another time.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Colin4.4★Sep 2023
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"Absolutely perfect and exactly what I was looking for."
I stayed at the Cider House for a week on my own, a bit of a solo retreat as I wanted somewhere peaceful I could just relax and swim.
The cottage itself is gorgeous, so cosy and full of quirks, also incredibly spacious with everything you could need/want in the kitchen. The bed and bedding were some of the comfiest I’ve ever slept on :)
Having access to the pool was dreamy - it’s shared with the other cottage residents but generally had it to myself when I wanted to swim (several times a day) and was wonderful to be able swim with farm animals all around!
Location was great too - felt very rural and peaceful but literally 3-4 minutes from a big Tesco and only a few mins more to the town of Bideford and also a great location for exploring Devon, and has the gigantic beach at Westward Ho! under 10 mins drive away.
Family fun farm and everybody was so friendly and helpful, quick to respond etc.
All in all 10/10!
Reviewed by Angie5.0★Aug 2023
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"Hi all,
We just wanted to say what a fantastic week we had staying with you, we left early doors this morning, we would have liked to thanked you face to face, but nobody was available, I should imagine you were all exhausted after the previous day’s work."
The experience was amazing, the facilities were fantastic. It was lovely to chat with you regarding the the sheep shearing.
The cottage is absolutely beautiful with lots of interesting history. You were all so welcoming, I know you run this as a business venture, but honestly, it didn’t seem like it, even when you were all so busy with the the day to day workload on the farm, and I know, as a youngster, I worked on farms, everyone still had time for a friendly chat with your guests.
Thanks to all.
John and Jac Ellis
Reviewed by John4.1★Aug 2023
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"Lovely cottage on the farm could not fault it, lovely people really friendly and helpful"
Reviewed by Pete5.0★Jun 2023
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"Great location for exploring North Devon."
Appledore & Instow we're our particular favourites. First holiday for our 8 month old cocker spaniel & she was welcomed. Only grip was that we couldn't walk her in the fields on a lead. Which I don't think was clear on the listing. However, there was a shared garden area where she could go & found a local footpath towards Eastleigh about half a mile from farm were she could have a run early in the day. We were blessed with fabulous weather & made use of the heated outdoor pool. Great views & friendly hosts. Would like to return one day.
Thankyou for taking the time to give us feedback. I am glad you had a lovely holiday and hope you can visit us again with your gorgeous little dog. I am very pleased you found somewhere else to take her for a walk closeby in addition to our picnic area and lane as unfortunately although humans are very welcome to walk around the farmland itself, for a variety of reasons linked to the health and safety of the many sheep and lambs on site we cannot extend this permission to dogs although we are exploring the feasibility of putting in a secure dog exercise field at some time in the future.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Deborah4.7★Jun 2023
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"Beautiful setting, relaxing atmosphere and perfect place for listening to the sounds of nature instead of traffic!"
Plenty of interesting places to visit locally without spending lots of time in the car.
Thank you so much for taking the time to give us your feedback, we are so pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay!
Property Owner
Reviewed by Patricia5.0★May 2023
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"An excellent cottage."
Very well equipped and one of the most comfortable cottages I have stayed in. Being only 1 mile away from the Tarka Trail added to the enjoyment of our stay.
We are so pleased to hear you had a lovely holiday. Thank you for taking the time to provide you feed back, it is really appreciated.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Chris5.0★May 2023
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"So glad we found this place."
We stay regularly and have no reason to look for anywhere else.
We look forward to seeing you all again.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Howard5.0★Apr 2023
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"This was our first visit to the Cidar House it was lovely, large roomy but also cosy and very warm."
Wonderful countryside and great views, right in the middle of the farm with sheep all around. Supermarket nearby, would definitely recommend.
We are delighted you had a lovely holiday! Thank you so much for taking the time to give your feedback.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Ross5.0★Apr 2023
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"Everything was exactly as published on the website and the Cider House was very comfortable and well appointed."
The owners of Pillhead Farm were welcoming and charming hosts whilst not being intrusive and left us to feel at home but were on hand to deal with any queries. It was also a delight to have sheep and lambs as neighbours.
We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Thank you so much for taking the one to give us your feedback.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Gillian5.0★Mar 2023
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"We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here."
Good location and facilities. Loved this cottage full of character and personal touches. Well equipped ,comfy and cosy. Friendly and helpful owners. Thank you.
Thank you, we really appreciate you taking the time to give us your feedback.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Karen5.0★Mar 2023
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"Cider House is on a working farm so there’s things going on but we loved it there."
Friendly but unobtrusive owners who just left us to a quiet peaceful break which was brilliant.No garden BUT surrounded by fields,footpaths and lanes ( 6 cars a day is busy!!) so plenty of walking from door. We left car at cottage and walked into Bideford, Instow(great beach for dog) and lovely pub at Westerley. Many thanks for treats left for us (and dog!) on arrival and milk in fridge was a real bonus so thank you. Would recommend Cider House and wouldn’t hesitate to book again.
Mrs Chris TaylorOct 2022
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"Tremendous property with a perfect setting to visit the rest of a lovely area"
Mr Alan RobertsOct 2022
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"Made to feel very welcome throughout our stay."
Location is perfect for visits to surrounding attractions.
Mr Colin SmithJul 2022
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"The Cider House is a delightful property, rustic but modern."
Everything was provided and it was very clean and tidy. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would definitely go back again. The owners, Richard and Diane were extremely helpful and friendly and we were made to feel at home there. The local amenities such as Tesco superstore is only a 5 minute drive as was the amenities and delights of Bideford. We would definitely recommend the Cider House cottage as well as the other cottages on the farm.
Mr Robert StewartJun 2022
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"We have stayed at the cider barn a few times and love staying there."
Everything you need is there and the views of the countryside from the farm are awesome. it’s very central and you can travel all over North Devon from the farm. We always love our stay at the cider barn you won’t be disappointed.
Mrs Teresa CrippsMay 2022
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